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How the care of children was used as a weapon in the Holocaust 17 June 2024
To cover up their deportation plans which targeted Polish Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto, the Nazis re-opened schools. In her inaugural lecture, historian ...
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Herman Paul new KNAW member: ‘Challenges enough’ 07 June 2024
Herman Paul (professor of History of the Humanities) has been elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). He will b...
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Vanessa Mak and Herman Paul new KNAW members 16 May 2024
The KNAW has appointed 17 new members, including Leiden University's Vanessa Mak, Professor of Private Law, and Herman Paul, Professor of History. The...
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'Especially now, in-depth knowledge about Judaism and Jewish history is important' 27 November 2023
The newly established Leiden Jewish Studies Association aims to bring together Leiden scholars working on Judaism. The first annual conference will ta...
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Looking at the past with VR glasses: 'It really helps to visualise the impact of policy' 24 November 2023
A subject like history is all about the past. That often involves scrolling through old documents, but in the Research Master's in History, Professor ...
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175 years of the Constitution: ‘Its dryness makes it a success' 03 November 2023
175 years ago, the Netherlands took great strides towards parliamentary democracy with a revamped Constitution. Where does the Constitution stand today?
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Carla Cisternas Guasch receives research grant of the Slicher van Bath de Jong Foundation 12 September 2023
Carla Cisternas Guasch, PhD candidate at the Leiden Institute for History, is one of the winners of the 2023 call of the Slicher van Bath de Jong Foun...
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Dario Fazzi becomes professor by special appointment: ‘We live in an era of tremendous ecological challenges’ 30 August 2023
Historian Dario Fazzi is the new professor by special appointment at the Roosevelt Institute for American Studies (RIAS), a strategic partner of the F...
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Photo impression of conference on the Good Friday Agreement 06 July 2023
On 25 May, Schouwburgstraat hosted an conference on the 25th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. This event brought together a panel of speakers...
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Students go on virtual exchange to Virginia: 'This is the most fun programme there is' 22 June 2023
University lecturer Dario Fazzi and postdoctoral researcher Gaetano Di Tommaso set up a virtual collaboration with the United States last year thanks ...
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Struggle in the region: China and Taiwan fight for support in Central America 01 June 2023
Honduras recently severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan after 82 years. In doing so, the country is following the trend of other Central American countr...
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Lauren Antonides wins Roggeveen thesis prize 07 March 2023
Alumna Lauren Antonides has won the Roggeveen Prize for her thesis on the regional identity of Zeelandic Flanders. She will receive a sum of 1,000 euros.
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On exchange without leaving your student room: ECOLe teaching grant makes it possible 16 February 2023
Working from your Leiden room with students from the United States: Univeristy Lecturer Dario Fazzi’ students will soon be able to take up this challe...
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Analysis of 2,000 French newspapers reveals criticism of Third Republic 06 February 2023
‘Politicians act only in their own interests. The common man does not interest them at all.’ And, ‘The debate in parliament was a sorry sight and demo...
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How is the economic and political turmoil affecting Britons? 10 November 2022
These are turbulent times in the UK. The cost of living is high, leaving many people struggling to make ends meet, and these past few months have been...